The Erie SeaWolves, the Detroit Tigers' Double-A affiliate, are without a manager after Mike Rabelo joined the Pittsburgh Pirates major league staff on Tuesday.
Rabelo, 39, is a former SeaWolves catcher and led Erie to a 77-61 record in the 2019 season as the manager.
He managed several of the Tigers' key players within their rebuild last season, including starting pitchers Casey Mize, Matt Manning, Alex Faedo and Tarik Skubal.
In December, the Detroit Tigers announced Rabelo would return to Erie for the 2020 season, but the Pirates have hired him as their assistant hitting coach.